Anyone know what kind of switchblade this is?

[Jaminjim38]

I have a old switchblade I have had for many years, it is very u ique I. That it doesn't have a spring steel spring and it firing mechanism seems to be in the bolster. I seen one last year sell for quit a bit of money, and itlf I remember right it said Frank B but it doesn't look like any Frank B I have ever seen. Here are a few pics

[Jaminjim38]

The blade has INOX and what appears to be 303***?

[wiseguy]

Looks French made to me, I haven't seen one quite like it but has most characteristics of a French knife.

[eddymunster]

I say French as well.

[TazmanTom18]

Not familiar with it, but on SD forums it is the knife pictured with his screen name "jerryd25". Maybe 5his will help. Love the knife... Taz

[autoknife]

It’s a Spanish made copy of a French pattern. The two French models are leaf spring fired while this is coilspring fired. The French models are very well made with a heavy nickel silver top bolster. One has a rectangular button and a sliding safety. The other had a somewhat oval button that pivots to the side to act as a safety. They are the 9th and 10th pictures down on this page of my website http://www.autoknife.info/French_1.html
Ken

[RJCourtney]

I found this switchblade in a box of busted up knives at a knife show. I bought it mainly just to reverse engineer. It looks pretty old. The spring for the button is broken and I don't see any evidence of a locking mechanism. The one remaining handle doesn't appear to be bone and it looks original but slapped on.I cannot find a manufacturer's name or mark on the blade. Does anyone have a best guess at how old it might be or who would have made it? Would it have had a locking mechanism or would the button spring (now missing) have been so strong that it took enough pressure to open the blade that it would have been the safety?

[samb1955]

Looks like a pic lock and I don't think it was until the late 50's or early 60,s when they switched to a swivel bolster release. Pics. of the Tang stamp would help.

[RJCourtney]

I've looked all over the blade and there is no tang stamp. I cannot find any markings.

[Bill DeShivs]

It's a pre-1960 picklock. The handle is cow horn, not bone.
There was an "L" shaped safety, held in place by the front scale, that slid under the button

[RJCourtney]

Thank you. I'm excited about disassembling it and putting it back together.